The Portland daily press., 1887-06-22

this morning in Brunswick. Officers were
elected as follows:
President-Hon. James W. Bradbury of Angus
ia.
Vice President-Mr. James P. Baxter, of Port
land.
Corresponding Secretary Gen. John Marshall
Brown, Of Portland.
Treasurer-Lewis Pierce, of Portland.
Bographer-Hon. Joseph Williamson, of Bel
fast.
Recording Secretary, Librarian and Cabinet
Keeper II. w. Bryant, of Portland.
Standing Committee Rufus X. Sewall, of Wis
caSset; William B. Lapham, of Augusta; Henry
:, BnrTage, of Portland Joseph Williamson, Of
Chapman, OF Brunswick.
The following were elected resident men,
bers:
True p. Pierce, of Rockland
ii. ii. COrcOran, of Gardiner.
William NJ. Sargent, of Portland
j. w. Dearborn, OF ParSonsfeld.
Corresponding members:
George L. Little1eld, of Boston.
Daniel c. Colesworthy, of Boston.
Joseph K. Davis of Worcester Mass.
William Chenery Manning. of Mackinac. Michs
1t was voted to have a field day and
Messrs. Tenney, Brown, Latham and Sew
all were appointed q committee to select a
place and make the necessary arrangements.
Voted to print the proceedings of the So
ciety on the occasion of the dinner to Presi-
dent Bradbury in Portlond on his recent
birthday.
The generous gift of Mr.. Baxter, of build
ing to be erected in Portland for the use of
the society, was reported by committee,
and it was voted to accept this magnificent
gift and to spread upon the records the
thanks of the society.
The meeting adjourned at II o'clock.
In Memorial Hall at 10 a. m. the Seniors
began their class day exercises. The parts
were all finely rendered. Excellent music
was given by the Salem Cadet Band. The
Following was the programme:
yer.......................... 30. d. Sewall
Grafton. r. ID. Dearth
Poem.......... ...............-.....M. L. Kimball
The afternoon exercises of class day,
which are usually held under the Thorndike
oak, on account of the rain, were conducted
in Memorial Hall. The attendance was very
large. The speakers gracefully rendered
their parts. The following was the pro-
gramme:
Music.
Music.
Prophecy, L. B. Varney delivered by E. c. Plum
mer
Parting Address; .-..;;;..;.........c.F F. Moulton
Smoking the Pipe of Peace.
Cheering the Halls.
Farewell
A pleasant dance in the evening, an order
of sixteen dances, was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Salem Cadet Band has won for itself the
highest praise for the exquisite music given
to-day.
The annual report of Mr.. Geo. I. Little, Ii
brarian, gives the number of volumes now in
the library as 37,47S, exclusive of over $500
pamphlets and about 1000 books belonging
to the Medical School. During the last year.
172S volumes and $50 pamphlets have been
added, being six times the average increase
for the ten years previous. A list of 161
donors is given, of whom special mention is
made of Di. Humphreys Storer, LII. D., of
the class of 1922 and member of the class of
1887. Mr.. Little also reports the receipt of
81 900 from sou rec which cannot be made
public. The receipts and expenditures of
the year are each given at Sligo The need
Of further endowment of the library is
urged, its book fund now being but one six
tieth of those of Harvard, one-twelfth those
of Yale. and much smaller than those of any
New England college library of its size. 1851
volumes have been loaned during the year,
all but two of the undergraduates being bor-
rowers of books. The usefulness of the Ii
brary has been much increased by the clas-
sifcation and re-arrangement of books to
which the College is indebted to Mr. Little.
The work involves great labor and is being
done in thorough manner